Originally Posted by
atpcliff
There have been a number of pilot shortages already, some of them very severe.
And the major airlines already have paid people to go to flight school. You just aren't old enough to remember and/or haven't studied Aviation History enough to know. UAL went to high schools and HIRED kids who had completed their PPL and had a HS Diploma.
cliff
SYD
Geez....I'd love to see them try that now and for at least the 2-3 yrs! Not hiring right out of high school; but CFI's out of flight academies and the like hitting around the 750-1500 TT. You talk about causing an upheavel.
atp